Crate-clamping machine.



C. T. DICKSDN.

CRATE GLAMPING MACHINE. APPLICATIONPILBD JUNE 24, 1912` Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

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ORA/Ey Uli@ l To all 'w/'wm- 'it may (2o/swam:

Be it knowii that 'Gimme i'oiisox, av citizen of the United Saeg. esifiing zit 'iffinnsboro1 in the county of Nood und Siee oTeXes, have inveneci eeziin new and useful mprovemens i @relie-Ciemping vaciiines, of which the foiiowing is u specification.

My iiwf-nion reit imprwemen; in and im object device "tha ez'iii ii pertion of e cms,

leia'ion 'o engi memoeiis and eeii'el psf' being shown in (iaei iine machine. Fig. 2 is s; Jie machine, the partition ni shown in dash line, and Fim J5 is side View of two of the mem-@exe which coog siuten clamping unit.

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The machine primeriy Consists of two Emme-s, each provdeci with the seme 1mm- `oe of o'oigbt 1 iem'oei's, one of seid Smilies being adefg'd to undergo :i sight siidiiig adjustment relative to 'iie ohez'g by which movement the extremities of ie end boards be ormefi by the rcmxieie7 constitute loe gages of as is ei any' shown in* the v Mie me mim am: 6 v lmgidly cuomieeied e t 'me machine by e iigiiiiy secure@ io seid soif" oiiea eabie means. The i i and (3, which each of the 'hree upright ci x'iieiiiiae u loi-m lugs which are boiefi respeciveyo rigid comieeion is formed be# the bui' C joiiie by rzmsferse bei* of round ironv die exiz'emities of which er Cm'wzfi reairwarfiy, so ai o Space She een" trai portion of the bar some letame iom the ransveree brace membe A mipi loting level" i?) has iis iowez eiemiy givotniiy mounted at the 'center of 'eine bei 9, said exremiiy *seing mede projee. siighiy benenii iie pivoei' pov-i of me ievei'. in euguiei ismoie, i upon the @foso ber et .e poio opoosie i0 the iower eed of the ieee@ i9., ami.; e, ezoz'fu swinging iiiii esaoishes comedien. Eeween the bmekei l1 @mi oe io'e end of? the end members and the central partition of a crate and are held supported in their proper spaced reiation by the above de scribed machine.

Fiom the description above furnished, it is apparent that the members 3 and 8 constituting theA clamping pairs may be ad justed to or from each other through a slight displacement by swinging the lever l from a substantially vertical to a substantialiy horizontal position or vice versa. Willen the lever l0 is swung downward the damping members 3 Will be dispiaeed toward the elampingy members 8, and when said lever swung upward the reverse displacement of the clamping; members 3 Wiil resui't., ",lhe operation of the machine, tliereore,consists merely' in holding the iever 1Q in a raised position While tine cross pieces 13 are. being placed in the position clearly shown in Fig. l. The lever 10 is then subjected 'to a downward displacement causing the extremities of the cross pieces 13 to be {irmijf gripped between the clamp ing pairs formed by the members 3 and 8. After the clamping operation has been oompieted, tu e operator will he enabied to quickly nail the side boards and bottom boards upon the members 13 and can Vest sured that the members 13 viii remain in their proper spaced relation while the nailinf!l is beingl accomplished.

'Vihe machine shown is adapted for use in forminga crate having only one central pai'- tition, but it is obvious that the same, priuciple may be employed in the construction of Va machine adapted to forni a crate having any desired number ot' partitions. lt ,is iso apparentthat the proportion and d)- tails of construction of the machine may be varied so as to adapt the machine to build crates and boxes of various sizes and shapes. The invention is, therefore presented as including" all such modifications and changes as properly come within. the scope of the foilowing claims.

vi-'hat i claim is:

i. A crate clamping; machine, comprising two trames, one of which is formed ny a.

noot-waa clamping pairs, and means for manuallysubjecting the frame includingr the st mentioned spaced bars to a slight longitudinal adjustment relative to the other frame. 2. ln a devine ot the character deseribed, the combination with a. pair of spaced bars.

-of a means establishing;v a rigid connection ybetween said bars, two pairs of guide bars,

the members ot each pair beine,r disposed at each side of one of the rst mentioned bars' a plurality` of upright clamping' members carried by the guide. bars and rigidi)7 connectiug: the members constituting each pair, the member:`I carried by one pair being' oppositel)v disposed to Ithose Aarried by this other, a plurality ot' clampingr membersl can ried by each ot the tix-st. mentioned pairs ot spaced barsn the members carried by'one of said bars being oppositely disposedto those carried by the other, thetelamping umembers carried by each pair of guide osii's acting in eonjunctionowith the clamping members carried by the bar mounted between Said pair to form clamping pairs. and ay manually 0peiated means b v which the tivo hars rst mentioned ma;y oe simultaneously subjected to a displacement relative' to the guide bars such as to vary the distance between the members constituting each clamping pair.

ln testimony .vhereot1 l have signed my name to this specification in the Vpresence of two nsubscrihing Witnesses.

@nantes fr. moisson.

'Witnesses -rW. l). Solitari, N. E. Snai. 

